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SC collegium gets two new members

Besides CJI Chandrachud, the revamped collegium now includes Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant. Justice Khanna, Justice Gavai and Justice Surya Kant will go on to become the Chief Justice of India one after the other.

Japan reform

The revised law recognizes that the consent must be given freely and voluntarily, and rejects the notion that silence or lack of resistance implies consent.

Code of Conduct

Accepting post-retirement appointments of truly political nature goes against the very spirit of the Constitution. The SC has preached on numerous occasions that justice must not merely be done but it must also be seen to be done. The behaviour and conduct of members of the higher judiciary must reaffirm the people's faith in the impartiality of the judiciary